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Showing 16211630 of 2669 articles for Art. 30 janv. 2002

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Sociétés en commandite par actions.

Article L226-1

…sociétés anonymes, with the exception of articles L. 225-17 to L. 225-93 and L. 22-10-3 to L. 22-10-30 and article L. 236-17, are applicable to sociétés en commandite par actions.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Criminal penalties

Article L341-31

A creditor or credit intermediary shall be liable to a fine of 30,000 euros for: 1° Failing to provide the borrower with adequate explanations enabling him to determine whether the credit agreement an…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Taxpayer returns

Article 170 bis

…has exceeded, during the year of taxation, €150 in Paris and in communes located within a radius of 30 kilometres of Paris, €114 in other localities.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 222-19

…quested, production approval; 2° They have been financed by a French contribution equal to at least 30% of their final production cost; 3° They have not already been released in cinemas; 4° Be shown i…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 411-92

…nt.When aid is awarded jointly to a production company and a director, a fraction equal to at least 30% of the amount is paid to the director, without prejudice to the share that may be awarded to him…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Transport.

Article L4413-3

…of the town planning code and the mobility plan provided for in Article 28-3 of Law no. 82-1153 of 30 December 1982 on the orientation of domestic transport.To this end, the Ile-de-France region shal…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Supervision on a consolidated basis by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article R613-3-4

…The parent undertaking or, where applicable, the central body within the meaning of Article L. 511-30, shall be notified of these joint decisions and of the decision taken following a referral to the…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter II: Contracting entities

Article L1212-4

…article L. 1212-3; b) The quantity of electricity used to supply the public network does not exceed 30% of the entity's total energy production, taking into account the average for the current year an…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Calculation methods for fiction, animation and audiovisual adaptations of live performances

Article 311-45

…ety by means of a multi-camera technical device, the coefficients provided for in II are reduced by 30%. However, this reduction does not apply when the following three conditions are met:-the number…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°d: Buildings included in or erected near sites exposed to particular risks

Article 1383 G

…of l'article 1639 A bis, exempt from property tax on built-up properties, up to a maximum of 15% or 30%, buildings used for residential purposes completed prior to the implementation of a technologica…

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